Late Night Downtown/Koreatown

[Jwsel]

I need some recommendations for a late-night place for dinner on a Thursday night after an event at Staples Center. I probably won't get out of the event until at least 11 pm, so was hoping for some suggestions, ideally within a few miles of Staples (hence the focus on downtown or Koreatown, though I would not be adverse to going to Monterey Park. Little Tokyo or Chinatown).

I expect to have a group of between 3-5 people, but not the most adventurous eaters. They do love meat. Fogo de Chao is a favorite of theirs, but there is no way to get to FdC before it closes. I was thinking they might like Korean BBQ, but are any of the good Korean BBQ places open late enough? Another thought was to try an izakaya place downtown, presuming there would be enough options for the less adventurous types. (They do like sushi, but their experience tends toward California roll/spicy tuna roll/anything with mayonnaise roll).

Ideally, the price would be $30-$40 per person. Good drinks would be a plus.

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Little Tokyo Restaurant
150 E Bonita Ave, San Dimas, CA 91773

Staples Center
1111 S Figueroa St Ste 3100, Los Angeles, CA 90015

[yinyangdi]

Four recommendations in Little Tokyo:

Raku Restaurant (Korean/Japanese izakaya)
424 E. 2nd St. Los Angeles, 90012
at Central in Honda Plaza

Izakaya Haru Ulala (Japanese)
368 E. 2nd St., Los Angeles, 90012
[phone]
http://www.japaneserestaurantinfo.com/haruulala/

Ebisu Japanese Tavern (Japanese izakaya)
356 E. 2nd St., Los Angeles, 90012
[phone]
http://www.ebisu-la.com/
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/353636?tag=search_results;results_list

Suehiro Café (casual Japanese comfort-food diner)
337 E. 1st St., Los Angeles, 90012
[phone]
http://www.japaneserestaurantinfo.com...

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Haru Ulala
368 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Suehiro Cafe
337 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Raku
424 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Ebisu Restaurants
356 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

[Jwsel]

Thanks. I had looked at Haru Ulala and Ebisu on Yelp. Views seem to be mixed. Any insight into the two, such as what they specialize in?

And I'm still open to other places/neighborhoods.

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Haru Ulala
368 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Ebisu Restaurants
356 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

[J.L.]

I like Haru Ulala's food a bit better than the food at Ebisu. Why would you depend on unvetted Yelpsters, when we battle-tested 'Hounds stand ready and willing to lend you our thoughts?

Although, of all the above recs, I like Raku Plus the best... (Raku is the name of the original West LA location; the Little Tokyo branch is called Raku Plus).

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Haru Ulala
368 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012